Elections in Illinois |
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Illinois elected its sole at-large member August 5, 1822.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Illinois at-large | Daniel P. Cook | Democratic-Republican | 1819 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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